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romney. and mr. romney as we know, the governor has played plenty of his own negative ads. >> the liberals attack mitt romney, and why? because obama knows he will beat rick santorum, and santorum says he is the principal conservative, but that is not how he voted. >> well, obviously, pretty negative, but this is the fun part, and that things to us this number, $1,948,730, and that is how much the mitt romney's super pac "restore our future" has spent in mississippi and alabama alone on broadcast ads on nbc, and cbs and abc and fox, and so you see the combined candidate spending on those ads. when you compare them super pac to super pac, the pro romney super pac has spent two times more than newt gingrich and rick santorum's super pacs combined just in these two states. that is a pretty stunning number. outfront, we have the outfront five, and we are learning more about the soldier who allegedly killed 16 afghan civilians. john king back at the wall, because he has new exit poll information coming in
romney. and mr. romney as we know, the governor has played plenty of his own negative ads. >> the liberals attack mitt romney, and why? because obama knows he will beat rick santorum, and santorum says he is the principal conservative, but that is not how he voted. >> well, obviously, pretty negative, but this is the fun part, and that things to us this number, $1,948,730, and that is how much the mitt romney's super pac "restore our future" has spent in mississippi and...
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newt gingrich did better than mitt romney in this category. go to the lowest end group here and look at this, 65% to 13%. sure, mitt romney won a little bit, but down here his win not so impressive. 46% to santorum's 31%. when you are talking about one of the state's in the country with some of the lowest per capita income, winning with people that make more than $200,000 doesn't get you very far. the darker color indicates places where people have the highest median income. as you can see, there weren't that many that would fall in to a category that romney might have been able to do well with and as you saw from the previous map he did not do well with them. so a tough night on the economy. one more thing that is interesting here. you mentioned it earlier this evening. let's go past this and look at the issue of education. because this is something where mitt romney has tended to do well, the more educated people are. louisiana, as a state, does not have as many people with college degrees or beyond college degrees that a lot of other states
newt gingrich did better than mitt romney in this category. go to the lowest end group here and look at this, 65% to 13%. sure, mitt romney won a little bit, but down here his win not so impressive. 46% to santorum's 31%. when you are talking about one of the state's in the country with some of the lowest per capita income, winning with people that make more than $200,000 doesn't get you very far. the darker color indicates places where people have the highest median income. as you can see,...
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a lot to santorum, a lot to romney. gingrich is come pettive in the south with romney. it's going to be a problem for him. if romney wins the south, suddenly, all of a sudden, all the talk goes away. i think his faith is going to have an impact in mississippi and alabama the same way if you look at utah on the map, it affected him positively. >> how big? how big is the slice? >> i would suspect we are consistent with tennessee and georgia. they are going to weigh heavily on his faith. >> if he wins one of the states tomorrow night, game over? >> i don't know if i would say game over. it means he's still not going to have a significant number of delegates. he needs to demonstrate what he demonstrated in florida. in florida, he was within two points of santorum among evangelical voters and split tea party voters. that's what he needs to do. grass roots of this party that on the core fiscal tax spending and moral issues that he's going to fight for them. >> in that sense, this has been good for him. compared to four years ago, the mormon issue isn't even on the radar scree
a lot to santorum, a lot to romney. gingrich is come pettive in the south with romney. it's going to be a problem for him. if romney wins the south, suddenly, all of a sudden, all the talk goes away. i think his faith is going to have an impact in mississippi and alabama the same way if you look at utah on the map, it affected him positively. >> how big? how big is the slice? >> i would suspect we are consistent with tennessee and georgia. they are going to weigh heavily on his...
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the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the endorsement of the former florida governor. it has already been overshadowed by something one of romney's advisers said on cnn this morning. >> i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch, you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> surprise, surprise, romney's rivals just couldn't resist the etch a sketch comment. >> governor romney, after he wins the primary will be like an etch-a-sketch, take whatever he said and shake it up and it will be drawn and he will draw a whole new picture for the general e
the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the...
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with romney red. let's do this. let's use red to circle the states romney expects to win. vermont and massachusetts. he expects to win virginia, only ron paul opposing him on the ballot there. expects to win in idaho. so there's four. there's the ones they expect to win. here's the ones they think they might win. north dakota. they think they have a chance now in tennessee. that's a purr surprise. this is the biggest battleground, the contested prize of ohio. imagine if romney could do that, win six out of ten. they think five out of ten is a good possibility. what would a big impact like that have on the race? here's where we start. you need 1144 to clench the nomination. romney's not even close but he's well ahead of everyone else. let's play out that scenario. bang. you see romney winning. santorum gets tennessee. if there's the scenario, gingrich wins georgia. ron paul wins alaska. romney then at over 400. well ahead of any of the rivals. a long way to go. what a convincing lead that would be. wha
with romney red. let's do this. let's use red to circle the states romney expects to win. vermont and massachusetts. he expects to win virginia, only ron paul opposing him on the ballot there. expects to win in idaho. so there's four. there's the ones they expect to win. here's the ones they think they might win. north dakota. they think they have a chance now in tennessee. that's a purr surprise. this is the biggest battleground, the contested prize of ohio. imagine if romney could do that,...
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ann romney, a real pleasure. i wish you a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> nice to talk to you. >>> coming up next, starbucks' ceo howard shultz on keeping america great. [ male announcer ] this is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, >>> companies must recognize that long term profit is not an >>> companies must recognize that long term profit is not an enduring component of the strategy of a company. if you are not giving back to the communities you serve. >> that was howard shultz, chairman and ceo of starbucks. the self-made businessman and employees it's been a banner year for much more than coffee. howard shultz joins me for a prime time exclusive. welcome back to the show. it's been a fascinating day for me to watch what you've been doing at starbucks. for the last few weeks i've been banging this drum for
ann romney, a real pleasure. i wish you a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> nice to talk to you. >>> coming up next, starbucks' ceo howard shultz on keeping america great. [ male announcer ] this is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, >>> companies must recognize...
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ann romney, a real pleasure. i wish you a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> nice to talk to you. >>> coming up next, starbucks' ceo howard shultz on keeping america great. you were there the day the priceline negotiator went down in that fiery bus crash. yes i was. we lost a beautiful man that day. but we gained the knowledge that priceline has thousands and thousands of hotels on sale every day. so i can choose the perfect one for me without bidding. is it hard for you to think back to that day? oh my, this one has an infinity pool. i love those they just... and then drop off, kinda like the negotiator. >>> companies must recognize that long term profit is not an enduring component of the strategy of a company. if you are not giving back to the communities you serve. >> that was howard shultz, chairman and ceo of starbucks. the self-made businessman and employees it's been a banner year for much more than coffee. howard shultz joins me for a prime time exclusive. welcome back to t
ann romney, a real pleasure. i wish you a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> nice to talk to you. >>> coming up next, starbucks' ceo howard shultz on keeping america great. you were there the day the priceline negotiator went down in that fiery bus crash. yes i was. we lost a beautiful man that day. but we gained the knowledge that priceline has thousands and thousands of hotels on sale every day. so i can choose the perfect one for me without...
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let's move to mitt romney. the commander in chief question as many of you know, president obama highly embarrassing moment in south korea today talking to the russian president and thinks nobody can hear him and says essentially back off, i know we have a disagreement on missile defense but if i win the election, i have more flexibility. you asked governor romney is that right or wrong? >> these are very unfortunate developments and if he is planning to doing more and suggests to russia is that he has things he is willing to do with them he is not willing to tell the american people, this is to russia, this is without question our number one geo political foe, they might every cause for the world's worst actors, the idea that he has more flexibility in mind for russia is very, very troubling indeed. >> you think russia is a bigger foe right now than let's say iran or china or north korea? is that what you are suggesting, governor? >> well, i am saying in terms of a geo political opponent, the nation that lines
let's move to mitt romney. the commander in chief question as many of you know, president obama highly embarrassing moment in south korea today talking to the russian president and thinks nobody can hear him and says essentially back off, i know we have a disagreement on missile defense but if i win the election, i have more flexibility. you asked governor romney is that right or wrong? >> these are very unfortunate developments and if he is planning to doing more and suggests to russia...
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ann romney, a real pleasure. i wish you a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> nice to talk to you. >>> coming up next, starbucks' ceo howard schultz on moral capitalism and keeping america great. ♪ he was a 21st century global nomad ♪ ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in chile'a ♪ ♪ he can see when his score is in danger ♪ ♪ if you're a mobile type on the go ♪ ♪ i suggest you take a tip from my bro ♪ ♪ and download the app that lets you know ♪ ♪ at free-credit-score-dot-com now let's go. ♪ vo: offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. agents, when it comes to insurance, people feel lost. that's a dead end. don't know which way to turn. this way. turn around. [ woman ] that's why we present people with options t
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. >> there was something of a turning point for romney. we finally found out that there was something that mitt romney wouldn't do to win the nomination. he said he wouldn't set his hair on fire by making outrageous comments about barack obama. that's nice, but it really point out a major deficit in his campaign so far. if he is running as the electable one. electability is a concept that you should never tout, but should also always prove by winning elections. you know, if you're running as the electable one, you have to show your appeal to moderates and independents. bill clinton did this by pushing for welfare reform, which the base of his party didn't want. george w. bush did this with compassionate conservatism in 2000. up until this point mitt romney has given nothing to moderates and independents in the electorate. he has tilted way to the right and what we may have seen this past week is the beginnings of his attempt to come back to somewhere near the middle. >> what do you think of that? as our resident right winger. isn't it fair
. >> there was something of a turning point for romney. we finally found out that there was something that mitt romney wouldn't do to win the nomination. he said he wouldn't set his hair on fire by making outrageous comments about barack obama. that's nice, but it really point out a major deficit in his campaign so far. if he is running as the electable one. electability is a concept that you should never tout, but should also always prove by winning elections. you know, if you're running...
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and that's mitt romney's game? well, they're peas in a pod. mitt romney and paul ryan. and so i think, you know, this makes perfect sense to me. >> is that just today's world, if you're a demon to the democrats, you must be a hero to republicans? why is it when republicans look at paul ryan, they say yes? >> i think ryan is a rising star. i think his prospects go down. i think he's great for a rising star in the future. he's actually smarter than -- he's a very smart person. so, you know, i hope he has the political smarts to hold his fire because he has a bright future. and i don't want to see him get wrapped up in this. >> i think rick's right. in many ways, paul ryan is the new newt gingrich. he's the new ideas guy in the republican party. so that is somebody you do want to have on your team. >> and he's the only guy who's laid out a path forward. it's too far for me. i'll be dead when his budget comes. >> by the way, he hasn't cut medicare. the only one that has running for president is fellow named, oh, barack obama. >> it's an election year, isn't it? i'm going to
and that's mitt romney's game? well, they're peas in a pod. mitt romney and paul ryan. and so i think, you know, this makes perfect sense to me. >> is that just today's world, if you're a demon to the democrats, you must be a hero to republicans? why is it when republicans look at paul ryan, they say yes? >> i think ryan is a rising star. i think his prospects go down. i think he's great for a rising star in the future. he's actually smarter than -- he's a very smart person. so, you...
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does mitt romney have the momentum? no better person to ask than josh, josh romney joins me. welcome. >> thanks for having me on. >> my pleasure. tell me the mood in the romney family camp. >> you know, i think we are pretty excited about how things are looking so far. we have a lot of momentum heading in to super tuesday. that's what it's all about is picking up the right number of delegates and looks like things are pointing in the right direction for us tomorrow to pick up a lot of delegates. >> the key one would appear to be ohio and the latest poll out just now says that a dead split, 32% for you, your father and for rick santorum. what do you make of that? how important strategically is winning ohio? >> you know, we would like a win. we don't need a win by any means and we are just hoping to pick up a lot of delegates and that's the key to pick up the delegates and ride the numbers up. >> is your father a bit frustrated with the pace of his campaign? i mean, does he feel like he takes two steps forward and two back and been a real uphill battle and not expecting it? >>
does mitt romney have the momentum? no better person to ask than josh, josh romney joins me. welcome. >> thanks for having me on. >> my pleasure. tell me the mood in the romney family camp. >> you know, i think we are pretty excited about how things are looking so far. we have a lot of momentum heading in to super tuesday. that's what it's all about is picking up the right number of delegates and looks like things are pointing in the right direction for us tomorrow to pick up...
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i thought of it as romney territory. this whole language things seems to be an odd place to be dropping that. >> it has been mitt romney territory and as jim said we're worrying whose territory puerto rico is a statement about where we are. yes, i think it is unusual place for santorum to find himself in that water but not unusual in another sense. this has been an extraordinarily, increasingly diversifying country, extraordinarily white republican primary. 14 of the 16 states with exit polls, 90% of the vote has been white and a lot of that white republican vote are the elements of the white community most concerned about immigration, most concerned about assimilation, most concerned about issues like english as an official language and you've seen almost the magnetic pull of that, that constituency on both romney and santorum, and it gets a little more complicated when they get into states or territories that are diverse. >> jim, have you been able to see anything or talk to anyone that leads you to believe that puerto
i thought of it as romney territory. this whole language things seems to be an odd place to be dropping that. >> it has been mitt romney territory and as jim said we're worrying whose territory puerto rico is a statement about where we are. yes, i think it is unusual place for santorum to find himself in that water but not unusual in another sense. this has been an extraordinarily, increasingly diversifying country, extraordinarily white republican primary. 14 of the 16 states with exit...
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romney has none. if you look at the exit polls yesterday, rick santorum actually i believe did better among women voters than mitt romney did. the truth of the matter is, for conservatives and the republican party to win, we need to unify tea party and conservatives. if we stick to our core principals we'll gain seats and beat barack obama. >> interesting stretch ahead, john braebender appreciate your help tonight. we'll keep in touch as we move from puerto rico and beyond. >>> we have a lot more politics ahead. the former homeland security head ridge explains why he's supporting romney and not his home state senator. >>> some say president obama is boxing himself in talking tough about iran and its nuclear program. [ male announcer ] this is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions... [ beeping ] ...to b
romney has none. if you look at the exit polls yesterday, rick santorum actually i believe did better among women voters than mitt romney did. the truth of the matter is, for conservatives and the republican party to win, we need to unify tea party and conservatives. if we stick to our core principals we'll gain seats and beat barack obama. >> interesting stretch ahead, john braebender appreciate your help tonight. we'll keep in touch as we move from puerto rico and beyond. >>>...
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anne romney, it's been a real pleasure. and again, i wish a very happy anniversary to you and mitt. >> oh, thanks so much. >> coming up next, karen santorum answers charges that her husband is anti-women. we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some we
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and mitt romney won six states last night. will his opponents drop out of the race or try to block him from getting the nomination? and the latest details in the rutgers sex cam suicide. what did the suspect tell tyler clementi right before he took his life? new information tonight. let's go "outfront." >>> we begin tonight with breaking news. we have new details about satellite images showing earth moving vehicles at iran's military site. this is the same site that international atomic energy agency inspectors have tried to visit. iran has indicated this week they may give them access. foreign affairs reporter is following the story from the state department tonight and what can you tell us about these reports? >> well, erin, we're talking about this site, this military base that the international atomic energy inspectors have been trying to get in. iran has said no when they made a trip there a few weeks ago, but now, we understand satellite images show that the iranian have been cleaning up the site and now you see yesterda
and mitt romney won six states last night. will his opponents drop out of the race or try to block him from getting the nomination? and the latest details in the rutgers sex cam suicide. what did the suspect tell tyler clementi right before he took his life? new information tonight. let's go "outfront." >>> we begin tonight with breaking news. we have new details about satellite images showing earth moving vehicles at iran's military site. this is the same site that...
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it's never a good week for mitt romney. rick santorum is always on the verge of becoming a serious threat to romney, and the next contest is a make or braenk state. >> if two third place finishes in the south is mitt romney's iron grip on the nomination slipping away. >> santorum really connects with people and n a way that governor romney doesn't seem to be able to do. >> santorum's biggest hope is to keep the thing as chaotic and confused as possible. >> newt gingrich who failed to win the two southern primaries offered a predictions. >> we now have three or four days of the news media, and they'll all say why doesn't gingrich quit? >> it turns out gingrich had a pretty good crystal ball. >> it's time for newt to go away, but he won't. gingrich seems to think he is running against what he calls the elite media. that might explain why he keeps losing to the candidates. >> it's hard to see the rationale for a gingrich candidacy. >> newt is the guy at the bar who realizes he is not getting the girl and doesn't want you to ge
it's never a good week for mitt romney. rick santorum is always on the verge of becoming a serious threat to romney, and the next contest is a make or braenk state. >> if two third place finishes in the south is mitt romney's iron grip on the nomination slipping away. >> santorum really connects with people and n a way that governor romney doesn't seem to be able to do. >> santorum's biggest hope is to keep the thing as chaotic and confused as possible. >> newt gingrich...
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welcome. >> thank you, piers. >> let's talk about mitt romney. that was an extraordinary comment for someone who wants to be president of the united states to make, i thought. "i'm not concerned about the poor." whatever came afterwards or whatever context he was trying to put it in, it sounded bad. >> it sounded bad, and i hate to say, it sounded very naive. for so long have i not been saying, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer and the middle class is disappearing. so he says he's concerned about the middle class. what middle class are we talking about? as we sit here, there are about 50 million people in poverty. what does that mean? that means a family of four making $22,000 a year or less. there's almost 150 million people that are in poverty, near poverty, are that close to it. so almost one out of two, one out of three people in the united states of america are edging in poverty. and he's saying he doesn't -- he's not concerned! he should have thought it, piers, but he never should have said it, if he even thought it.
welcome. >> thank you, piers. >> let's talk about mitt romney. that was an extraordinary comment for someone who wants to be president of the united states to make, i thought. "i'm not concerned about the poor." whatever came afterwards or whatever context he was trying to put it in, it sounded bad. >> it sounded bad, and i hate to say, it sounded very naive. for so long have i not been saying, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer and the middle...
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i don't think governor romney makes a lot of sense when he plays defense on romney care. >> romney says it's one thing for a state to impose a romney care. do you de-disagree that that's not a fair point that he's making? >> of course it's a distinction without a difference. governor romney called for a universal mandate. he's 4 a national mandate, he's for obama care, and when he session he's not, he's just doing that etch-a-sketch thing. i had vised the pro obama superpack and i had vised governor romney that we had a mandate on health care. and david plouffe, mary, the president's senior advisor, he basically said that romney is the godfather, he said it flatly, the godfather of the president's health care reform law. i guess he's already trying to neutralize this entire issue if in fact romney is the republican nominee. and mitt romney cleverly called him rumple stillskin. he is very cler a that's a giant between the reach of the federal government and what states are allowed to do and when we're in the fall campaign, they didn't put it in their state of the union except for 30 wors
i don't think governor romney makes a lot of sense when he plays defense on romney care. >> romney says it's one thing for a state to impose a romney care. do you de-disagree that that's not a fair point that he's making? >> of course it's a distinction without a difference. governor romney called for a universal mandate. he's 4 a national mandate, he's for obama care, and when he session he's not, he's just doing that etch-a-sketch thing. i had vised the pro obama superpack and i...
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calling romney hollywood? sort of interesting considering his boss, vladimir putin enjoys hollywood himself. there in 2009 vacationing in the rugged siberian region riding a horse shirtless and the ancient jugs he retrieved that were planted for him ahead of time. the russians weren't the only ones tough on romney today. the speaker of the house, john boehner had something to say to his party's likely nominee. >> clearly the president is overseas and at a conference. while the president is overseas i think it is appropriate that people not be critical of him or of our country. >> finally. he is the winner in today's game of sand box politics. it sounds like the speaker was trying to rise above the rhetoric which started with a little moment caught on camera on a live mic yesterday. that comment was about the missile defense shield but president obama has championed and russia opposes. it overshadowed a lot of the president's trip to sol. we pointed out that something that russia wants is problematic. so today
calling romney hollywood? sort of interesting considering his boss, vladimir putin enjoys hollywood himself. there in 2009 vacationing in the rugged siberian region riding a horse shirtless and the ancient jugs he retrieved that were planted for him ahead of time. the russians weren't the only ones tough on romney today. the speaker of the house, john boehner had something to say to his party's likely nominee. >> clearly the president is overseas and at a conference. while the president...
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romney tied with ron paul at 12%. the only area in which mitt romney won was in people who made $200,000 or more. and look at this. even in that area he has a substantial lead, but only 45% to 31%. that's simply not enough to overcome what santorum did in all the other categories, especially if you look at the state over here in terms of median income. i'm going to pull this out. the darker parishes here are the ones where people make more money. and here's the problem. even if mitt romney's winning there, look at the size of these. here's assumption parish. less than half a percent. this is the biggest one. 2.3% of the population. right next to it st. helena parish, less than .2%. you can find another big one. monroe, less than .3%. this is the reason we're able to make this projection, don, but not just this factor but many others. when you lk at the economy alone, you can see the numbers simply stack up very badly in one of the states with the lowest income in the country, you simply can't win by winning the people
romney tied with ron paul at 12%. the only area in which mitt romney won was in people who made $200,000 or more. and look at this. even in that area he has a substantial lead, but only 45% to 31%. that's simply not enough to overcome what santorum did in all the other categories, especially if you look at the state over here in terms of median income. i'm going to pull this out. the darker parishes here are the ones where people make more money. and here's the problem. even if mitt romney's...
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ann romney provides that bridge for voters to her husband, mitt romney. >>> she softens him up. i know just seeing her, she talks about his love of peanut butter on the campaign trail. it's interesting. it's not just ann romney front and center for the candidates. >> karen santorum, the wife of rick, has proven to be a very good surrogate for rick santorum. he is somebody who speaks his mind, tends to say some things that at times get him in trouble. and in fact, sometimes karen santorum has to come in and clean up some of the problems that rick santorum has created for himself, in fact when rick santorum was talking about contraception in many ways, that really hurt him with women voters, and karen santorum this past week on piers morgan explained it. >> i think women have nothing to fear when it comes to contraception, he will do nothing on that issue. >> you have rick santorum's wife explaining her husband would not outlaw contraception and in fact really understands the problems and the duties that women in the household have to face but it's not just of course rick santorum
ann romney provides that bridge for voters to her husband, mitt romney. >>> she softens him up. i know just seeing her, she talks about his love of peanut butter on the campaign trail. it's interesting. it's not just ann romney front and center for the candidates. >> karen santorum, the wife of rick, has proven to be a very good surrogate for rick santorum. he is somebody who speaks his mind, tends to say some things that at times get him in trouble. and in fact, sometimes karen...
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in chicago itself, again, governor romney above 50%. if you move arch up here, lake county, governor romney above 50%. move down, come back here to page county. governor romney above 50%. this is where most of the people in the state live, right up in here. you have to run up your margin here and hope your opponent doesn't beat you down here. senator santorum winning huge in the rural counties, 50% here, high 40s, come over here, 47. what you have is less populated tea party voters, evan jen cal voters, christian conservativs.s those voters tend to go for senator santorum. governor romney did what he needed to do, especially up here. this has been the consistent romney mod until the urban areas and the close-in suburbs, not only win but win big. that's where the tv advertising is aimed, right in those markets. the market ads come up. look at this, in the chicago market, that's romney spending right there in the chicago market. if you take that away, see what he did, look at that. his rivals complaining we're being outspent. governor rom
in chicago itself, again, governor romney above 50%. if you move arch up here, lake county, governor romney above 50%. move down, come back here to page county. governor romney above 50%. this is where most of the people in the state live, right up in here. you have to run up your margin here and hope your opponent doesn't beat you down here. senator santorum winning huge in the rural counties, 50% here, high 40s, come over here, 47. what you have is less populated tea party voters, evan jen...
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. >>> voting also under way in the deep south as mitt romney hopes to seal the deal. it's time to play reporter roulette. more fallout from the massacre in afghanistan. chris? >> reporter: this was no mere apology. this was the strongest words yet we've heard from an american president in describing what happened during that shooting in afghanistan. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. we're heartbroken over the loss of innocent life. >> reporter: the thing is "murder" has a very specific legal connotation, and this suspect has yet to even be charged with a specific crime. defense secretary leon panetta also said that capital punishment is a possibility in this case. a lethal injection is the method by which service members would be put to death. but ashleigh, that hasn't happened since 1961. the last time that a president even authorized the killing of a service member was in 2008 when president bush approved the death penalty for a soldier. but that soldier's crimes were actually committed
. >>> voting also under way in the deep south as mitt romney hopes to seal the deal. it's time to play reporter roulette. more fallout from the massacre in afghanistan. chris? >> reporter: this was no mere apology. this was the strongest words yet we've heard from an american president in describing what happened during that shooting in afghanistan. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. we're...
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santorum calls romney another gordon gecco. >> i heard mitt romney call me an economic light weight because i wasn't a wall street financer. >> reporter: the chicago style brawling sounds like it's straight out of the mobster classic the untouchables. >> when santorum -- on to the roof of a car in a crate, the former pennsylvania senator wasn't about to give his rifle a pass. >> as what are as shamus the dog, all i would say is the issue of character are important in this election. >> nobody puts words into my mouth. >> reporter: but the romney campaign has it's own blast from the past featuring santorum endorsing the massachusetts governor in 2008. if you want a conservative as the nominee of this party, you must vote for mitt romney. >> reporter: a look at the latest poll shows why santorum would like gingrich out of the way. >> as the race goes on, it shows that the he certainly can't get any amount of the vote anywhere. >> these pancakes are something else, i tell you. these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. >> reporter: but boasts of an island victory is just t
santorum calls romney another gordon gecco. >> i heard mitt romney call me an economic light weight because i wasn't a wall street financer. >> reporter: the chicago style brawling sounds like it's straight out of the mobster classic the untouchables. >> when santorum -- on to the roof of a car in a crate, the former pennsylvania senator wasn't about to give his rifle a pass. >> as what are as shamus the dog, all i would say is the issue of character are important in...
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it's romney's to lose. cnn estimates that romney has 459 delegates, compared to 203 for santorum, just a paltry 118 for newt gingrich. back to newt. he says even if he doesn't have a good day today, he'll stick around. maybe not. if gingrich loses in one or both of these states, money might be harder to come by. without money, he goes nowhere. so here's the question. do mississippi and alabama represent newt gingrich's last stand in go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to our post on "the situation room's" facebook page. >>> allegedly carried out by u.s. army sergeant. the president deplored the killings today in some of his strongest language yet. >> over the weekend, as many of you know, there was a tragic incident in which a number of afghan civilians were killed. what i've maid to president karzai when i spoke to him is the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. we're heartbroken over the loss of innocent life. t
it's romney's to lose. cnn estimates that romney has 459 delegates, compared to 203 for santorum, just a paltry 118 for newt gingrich. back to newt. he says even if he doesn't have a good day today, he'll stick around. maybe not. if gingrich loses in one or both of these states, money might be harder to come by. without money, he goes nowhere. so here's the question. do mississippi and alabama represent newt gingrich's last stand in go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to...
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47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but overall they're going to remain skeptical. what we call the base of the base. so in the end they're going to have to decide whether they want to defeat president obama enough that they would come out wholeheartedly, if he's the nominee as seems likely, and vote for him in the fall. it's not going to be because they're passionate about him. >> they're passionate about not voting for president obama. that could be the decisive element. gloria, thanks very much. >>> so what about jeb bush for vice president? his endorseme
47%, romney, 37%. so what can romney do about that? >> not much. i think the race has kind of established a pattern, and i think it is what it is. mitt romney is never going to convince evangelical voters who are skeptical of him. the most conservative voters who are skeptical of them and the most ardent tea party voters who are very skeptical of them to support them overwhelmingly. he did win people, the tea partiers in illinois last night. that was a part of his very large victory, but...
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mitt romney has the best chance. >> but listen -- >> mitt romney has the best chance. rick santorum has a miniscule chance. it's not like toll happen. the only question is when will mitt romney get to 444. will it be during the primary or after? >> ford o'connell, it was good to see you. >>> the snow, the dogs, the lonely 1,000-mile trek all part of the annual iditarod dog sled race. here's the big question. you wait every year for it. who won the race? i got a hint. it's a family affair. we'll tell you after the break. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and resp
mitt romney has the best chance. >> but listen -- >> mitt romney has the best chance. rick santorum has a miniscule chance. it's not like toll happen. the only question is when will mitt romney get to 444. will it be during the primary or after? >> ford o'connell, it was good to see you. >>> the snow, the dogs, the lonely 1,000-mile trek all part of the annual iditarod dog sled race. here's the big question. you wait every year for it. who won the race? i got a hint....
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also a little bit of news on the romney front. officially signing on the dotted line, a big endorsement there. >> that's right. former president george h.w. bush, bush 41, is expected to appear with governor romney later on this afternoon at an event at the former president's office in houston, and this is another big sign that the republican establishment is coalescing behind mitt romney. it is a good endorsement for mitt romney, not unexpected. former president bush did indicate his support for mitt romney back in december and barbara bush as you might recall was recording robo calls on behalf of mitt romney in ohio and it is another sign that the establishment is moving behind mitt romney and not behind the other candidates. so obviously that's a good step in the right direction for mitt romney. >> still nothing from george w. bush, right? >> no. >> nothing from him yet. >> the political staff did touch base with his staff as of last night. still nothing on that front. >> still nothing yet. jim acosta, thank you in washington.
also a little bit of news on the romney front. officially signing on the dotted line, a big endorsement there. >> that's right. former president george h.w. bush, bush 41, is expected to appear with governor romney later on this afternoon at an event at the former president's office in houston, and this is another big sign that the republican establishment is coalescing behind mitt romney. it is a good endorsement for mitt romney, not unexpected. former president bush did indicate his...
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who might romney pick? some of the nominations include florida senator marco rubio, paul ryan of wisconsin, virginia congressman, eric cantor and south carolina nicky haley. it's still early. remember, john mccain didn't find sarah palin until just before the convention. what a find it was. so here's the question, if you were mitt romney, under what circumstances would you ask rick santorum to be your running mate? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to my post on "the situation room's" facebook page. wolf? >> i suspect that's not going to happen. >> no. not at all. >> all right. we've got another story we're following. it's developing right now. shock and chaos onboard a jetblue flight forced to divert due to a so-called medical situation involving the pilot. a captain, witnesses say, charged the cockpit door and had to be wrestled to the ground. wow! let's bring in our regulation and aviation correspondent lizzie o'leary with the latest. i know it's still a work in progress. we are
who might romney pick? some of the nominations include florida senator marco rubio, paul ryan of wisconsin, virginia congressman, eric cantor and south carolina nicky haley. it's still early. remember, john mccain didn't find sarah palin until just before the convention. what a find it was. so here's the question, if you were mitt romney, under what circumstances would you ask rick santorum to be your running mate? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog or go to my post on...
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between santorum and romney. historically, super tuesday is when the nomination is clinched reagan, bush, clinton, mckale, all emerged after the big day. but nobody will walk away with the actual nomination. not as many states as last time and this whole proportional allocation thing, that's a real problem. some of those guys probably regret it now. unfortunately for the gop they have caused this to drag out. this has been going on and destroying the party's image. a new poll says 4 in 10 americans say the primary process has left them with a less favorable impression of the republican party. okay, so great to have you with us. i appreciate it. let's talk first of all about what everybody needs to do tomorrow to actually win this thing. mitt romney is the guy people are looking at to see if he can do it. john avalon, he's got to win a majority of delegates. >> yeah, i think the bar's pretty high, but he's won five states in a row. the big mo seems to be behind mitt romney. the key is to get out from behind his st
between santorum and romney. historically, super tuesday is when the nomination is clinched reagan, bush, clinton, mckale, all emerged after the big day. but nobody will walk away with the actual nomination. not as many states as last time and this whole proportional allocation thing, that's a real problem. some of those guys probably regret it now. unfortunately for the gop they have caused this to drag out. this has been going on and destroying the party's image. a new poll says 4 in 10...
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mitt romney still didn't have a lot of say. that's the kind of thing that americans look for you to stand up and corral your people and say we've got too far. let's get back to the center of the debate. and that's what i think mitt romney -- >> he did give the you know, the least shutdown kind of comment about rush limbaugh. certainly rick santorum was much stronger in saying it was absurd. there's also been a backlash to the rush limbaugh situation. a hawaii station has dropped him as well. armed forces did not. he apologized again today saying he had dropped to the level of the left. here he is. >> i descended to their level. when i used those two words to describe sandra. that was my error. i became like them and i again, sincerely apologize for using those two words. >> at the -- when this first happened, what do you think went through mitt romney's head? he said that wasn't appropriate or words i would have used or something like that, but didn't say that was absurd or ridiculous. >> look, i don't think anybody is out ther
mitt romney still didn't have a lot of say. that's the kind of thing that americans look for you to stand up and corral your people and say we've got too far. let's get back to the center of the debate. and that's what i think mitt romney -- >> he did give the you know, the least shutdown kind of comment about rush limbaugh. certainly rick santorum was much stronger in saying it was absurd. there's also been a backlash to the rush limbaugh situation. a hawaii station has dropped him as...
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if romney ends up with a nomination, i'm for romney. >> that's my question for the gop. what does that -- it's been a long, hard battle in the primary season. do you think that damages party unity? >> i won't try to be a bad spinner. the fact is that there is one unifying factor. that is president obama. every republican and most independents want obama out of the white house and that's the unifying factor. we will come together. >> i want to talk about nooewt third place with 135 delegates. it's tough to mount a comeback as a front runner. piers morgan asked how he would feel about an open convention. i'll use the word giddy to describe it. listen. >> that would be the most exciting 60 days of civic participation in the age of facebook and youtube. you would be in hogs heaven. every night would be exciting. convention would be the most exciting convention in modern times and whoever became the nominee would have the highest attendance and viewership in history for their acceptance speech and we would have come pressed the obama attack machine to 60 days. >> do you agree
if romney ends up with a nomination, i'm for romney. >> that's my question for the gop. what does that -- it's been a long, hard battle in the primary season. do you think that damages party unity? >> i won't try to be a bad spinner. the fact is that there is one unifying factor. that is president obama. every republican and most independents want obama out of the white house and that's the unifying factor. we will come together. >> i want to talk about nooewt third place with...
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has said it will be romney. he's hoping this will finally be it, but establishment support hasn't sold this hold-out ban of conservative voters -- >> that may work against. >> to some degree it might work against him and romney's fundamental problem remains and he doesn't need the endorsement of sarah palin and that's the void he needs to fill in his party. you mentioned in time.com, you pointed out that george w. bush has been completely silent during this campaign. his father will endorse formally today, but nothing from george w. bush. when are we going to hear from him? >> he endorsed john mccain on march 5th and at that point mccain-huckabee was out so mccain was kind of the last man standing. i was thinking to some degree w might be laying low and romney might not be hankering for his endorsement because george w. bush left office with low approval ratings and mitt romney's approval and disapproval ratings were almost as bad as george bush's were when he left office to say that romney is in bad shape, so i
has said it will be romney. he's hoping this will finally be it, but establishment support hasn't sold this hold-out ban of conservative voters -- >> that may work against. >> to some degree it might work against him and romney's fundamental problem remains and he doesn't need the endorsement of sarah palin and that's the void he needs to fill in his party. you mentioned in time.com, you pointed out that george w. bush has been completely silent during this campaign. his father will...
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romney says, he's ahead. >> we said michigan was a must-win for romney. the next week, ohio. this week, you can say, yes, it's illinois. a moderate state. a different feel than what we saw in mississippi and alabama. you saw mitt romney change his strategy. he wasn't supposed to be campaigning there until today. sundays are usually a slow day for mitt romney. spent the whole day there. you can see, illinois is a crucial state for mitt romney to win. louisiana coming up on saturday. that's a more conservative state that santorum will win. keep your eyes on illinois. >> thank you very much. >>> six minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. happening this moment, a major late winter storm causing some major headaches. yes. arizona. i'm not kidding. arizona. look at your screen. in flagstaff, more than a foot of snow is on the ground. we could get another foot later today. the storm is forcing closure of interstate 40 for nearly 200 miles. that's from kingman all the way to east winslow if you're keeping score. >> great skiing there. >> in arizona. and great condos in new york. get yo
romney says, he's ahead. >> we said michigan was a must-win for romney. the next week, ohio. this week, you can say, yes, it's illinois. a moderate state. a different feel than what we saw in mississippi and alabama. you saw mitt romney change his strategy. he wasn't supposed to be campaigning there until today. sundays are usually a slow day for mitt romney. spent the whole day there. you can see, illinois is a crucial state for mitt romney to win. louisiana coming up on saturday. that's...
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romney's response has been, vote for me because i'm ahead. and i don't think that's a really good campaign platform vote for me, because i'm ahead. it doesn't really work. he's talking about the math, and there's a lot of discussions going on internally about just what mitt romney can do to kind of fix things. >> doesn't he need to change his message? >> i think he needs to change a couple of things. he needs to hone his message, let's say. it can't just be about the math. it has to be about uniting the republican party. and by the way, if you end up supporting rick santorum, what you're actually saying is you wanted to go to a contested convention. funk that's good for the republican party, go right ahead. most people would say he has to talk about republican unity, how he has to take on president obama and how he could be president obama. >> we could end up with a contested convention so we have to vote and vote and vote until we hit the magic number of 1,144. in the meantime, u the newt gingrich factor, which if you're mitt romney, you say
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still looks good for romney. if it's significance in terms of, you know, lapping the pack, he's not doing that. he's not pulling away. there's still some reluctance among a lot of people, but he looks on target to win. this is why something like a gingrich withdrawal would really throw this whole thing into a fight. we would have to see about that. >> he's wade ahead in the delegate vote, which is more important than the popular vote right now. right now as of this minute we estimate romney has 429 delegates, santorum 169, gingrich 111, and ron paul only 67 delegates. ron paul still has not won one state yet. those numbers are pretty impressive. if you're looking to the magic number of 1,144 delegates needed to capture the republican nomination, it looks like romney is in much better shape than the others. >> he really is. that's why it's important over the next couple weeks, as you look at these upcoming primaries and caucuses, that the santorum campaign, gingrich campaign retool themselves to ensure they can ca
still looks good for romney. if it's significance in terms of, you know, lapping the pack, he's not doing that. he's not pulling away. there's still some reluctance among a lot of people, but he looks on target to win. this is why something like a gingrich withdrawal would really throw this whole thing into a fight. we would have to see about that. >> he's wade ahead in the delegate vote, which is more important than the popular vote right now. right now as of this minute we estimate...
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you tweeted about mitt romney a bit. i wanted to reference him in the question, but first just to show you a poll about the president's handling of gas prices. it sort of has been stunning to me how people really have an opinion on the president related to gas prices. 65% of them disapprove of how he's handling gas prices. 26% of them approve. i know the president's point of view has been, well, look, there's not that much a president can do about gas prices, but i wanted to play you something that mitt romney said on tuesday in missouri about that issue. >> what could it be? what could it be? now, i have some suggestions for him. maybe it's related to the fact that you stopped drilling in the gulf. maybe it's related to the fact, mr. president, that you're not drilling in anwar. maybe it's related to the fact you said we couldn't get a pipeline in from canada known as keystone. those things affect gasoline prices long-term. >> what do you say to mitt romney? >> i would say he's got his facts wrong. we're drilling 20% mo
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. >> so is the opposite of what senator santorum says also true if mitt romney, if governor romney is able to win illinois, then he wins the nomination? >> absolutely not. this is certainly a big milestone for us to do well in illinois but we also have states that are favorable to rick coming up next in the primary calendar, pennsylvania his home state being one of them. we have louisiana coming up, and these are states that will show support for rick santorum, and as i said, keep an eye on the unbound delegates. those are going to go toward the conservative candidate and nod towards mitt romney. more people are seeing mitt romney, puerto rico is a case in point, he will say one thing and do something completely different. he is not true to the conservative principles of himself and of the party, and we're seeing that also with the individual mandate. he told people he never advocated for the individual mandate on the national level. he's been saying that time after time and now he's saying op. ed in which he did on the national level. >> you need 65% plus of the delegates. >> the mag
. >> so is the opposite of what senator santorum says also true if mitt romney, if governor romney is able to win illinois, then he wins the nomination? >> absolutely not. this is certainly a big milestone for us to do well in illinois but we also have states that are favorable to rick coming up next in the primary calendar, pennsylvania his home state being one of them. we have louisiana coming up, and these are states that will show support for rick santorum, and as i said, keep...
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he's going to hurt romney. romney is going to win this race winning fewer states than any republican nominee since gerald ford in 1976. he's going to win fewer than mccain won who won 31. >> the big question becomes and what does that mean for november? if he is the nominee, ultimate question becomes how does this primary battle really affect his chances going into a general election? what does polling show on that? >> truth of the matter is i don't think that the religious base of the republican party that is keeping santorum in this race denying support for romney, i don't think they have any place to go in the fall and i think the electorate will polarize and it will be a close race and those folks will come out for romney. >> curious thing has happened of course with the conversation that we were having yesterday where basically the comeback to the etch a sketch flak was that governor romney will not change his position. they were talking about reframing a campaign they said in their clarification but now t
he's going to hurt romney. romney is going to win this race winning fewer states than any republican nominee since gerald ford in 1976. he's going to win fewer than mccain won who won 31. >> the big question becomes and what does that mean for november? if he is the nominee, ultimate question becomes how does this primary battle really affect his chances going into a general election? what does polling show on that? >> truth of the matter is i don't think that the religious base of...
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the big mo seems to be behind mitt romney. the key is to get out from behind his strength in massachusetts, vot. he'll win virginia because almost no one else is on the ballot. but can he win ohio? that would be a major momentum changer because santorum had double dig leads. can he start edging into other states in the west, in the dope south. that will be a real test about his strength. >> kevin, can he win ohio? >> i do believe he can. i think john's right. i think, look. this is a campaign that has been built organizationally to win delegates. but most importantly, we're in a position now, governor romney is, to consolidate a lot of the different elements in the party that have been competing across the party for who would make the best nominee -- who would make the best nom hee. because governor romney has spent the last few contests focusing on the economy, he's done very well. by focusing on the economy, he's also done very well to help serve his argument about electability. we'll sit here after these contests tomorrow a
the big mo seems to be behind mitt romney. the key is to get out from behind his strength in massachusetts, vot. he'll win virginia because almost no one else is on the ballot. but can he win ohio? that would be a major momentum changer because santorum had double dig leads. can he start edging into other states in the west, in the dope south. that will be a real test about his strength. >> kevin, can he win ohio? >> i do believe he can. i think john's right. i think, look. this is...
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let's start with mitt romney. that was an extraordinary comment for someone who wants to be president of the united states. i am not concerned about the poor. whatever came afterwards and it sounded bad. >> it sounded bad and very naive. for so long have i not been saying the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and middle class is disappearing. he is concerned about the middle class. what middle class are we talking about? there about 50 million people in poverty. what does it mean? a family of four making $22,000 a year or less. there is almost 150 million people that are in poverty, near poverty or that close to it. one out of two, one out of three people in the united states of america are edging in poverty isy and he's saying he is not concerned? he should have fought it. he never should have said it, but it's a ridiculous thought. >> doesn't it sum up the problem? it's the sense that people have about him that he has a disconnect. the money he declares and all of this t adds up to a pictur
let's start with mitt romney. that was an extraordinary comment for someone who wants to be president of the united states. i am not concerned about the poor. whatever came afterwards and it sounded bad. >> it sounded bad and very naive. for so long have i not been saying the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and middle class is disappearing. he is concerned about the middle class. what middle class are we talking about? there about 50 million people in poverty. what...
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governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it's kind of amazinging. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don't let the facts get in their way. >> that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party's face. the industry's bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the campaign trail for the rest of the year. just take a look at this clip from a 17-minute video the re-election campaign is debuting tonight. >> his advisers would ask where to begin, which urgent need would he put first. >> which is one, which is two, which is three, which is four, which is five? where do you start? >> if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america's manufacturing base? jobs in america, what happens to the whole midwest? >> did you hear the narrater there? tom hanks. and the flashy film is directed by davis gugen heim and yes, it is 17 minneapolis long, which
governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it's kind of amazinging. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don't let the facts get in their way. >> that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party's face. the industry's bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the...
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can romney deliver a knockout blow? the polls sew romney is gaining moment momentum. nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows romney gets 38%. santorum has 32%. the highest total ever for romney. and in ohio, it is considered the most crucial of the ten states. it is a statistically dead heat in the latest nbc news maris poll. 34%-32%. live from chicago conservative commentator lenny mcallister and here in new york we have dino and live in washington, joe williams, white house reporter from politico. always a smile on your face. romney might take the delegate majority on super tuesday. he's got a lot of strong endorsements, especially over the weekend. senator colburn, senator cantor. they say the republican party really wants this over by super tuesday. is it possible that mitt romney will be the gop candidate? >> in a word, no. but the longer explanation is that this primary system is built for the long haul. the delegate are awarded proportionately. he will likely take some early no mo mem tum and likely to get that front-runner status cemented but he's got some t
can romney deliver a knockout blow? the polls sew romney is gaining moment momentum. nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows romney gets 38%. santorum has 32%. the highest total ever for romney. and in ohio, it is considered the most crucial of the ten states. it is a statistically dead heat in the latest nbc news maris poll. 34%-32%. live from chicago conservative commentator lenny mcallister and here in new york we have dino and live in washington, joe williams, white house...